unmelodious

unmelodious

adjective

Definition of UNMELODIOUS

marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds <I awoke to the unmelodious clatter of jackhammers at the construction site next door>

Synonyms cacophonous, discordant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, unvocal

Related Words blaring, clanging, clangorous, clashing, clattering, dinning, grating, harsh, jangling, jangly, jarring, metallic, noisy, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident; disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing; atonal, off-key, tuneless; resounding, sonorous; clamorous, uproarious

Near Antonyms dulcet, euphonious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, sweet, tuneful; resonant, sonorous; quavering, trilling, warbling; agreeable, appealing, pleasant; cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical); chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), symphonic, symphonious, tonal; calm, hushed; noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still

Antonyms harmonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical